The Alexander Sarcophagus is a late 4th century BC Hellenistic stone sarcophagus from the Royal necropolis of Ayaa near Sidon, Lebanon. It is adorned with...
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also unknown Alexander Sarcophagus, unrelated to Alexander's body, but adorned with motifs related to his life. Saunders 2007, p. 38 "Alexander the Great...
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this, details on the fate of the tomb are hazy. The so-called "Alexander Sarcophagus", discovered near Sidon and now in the Istanbul Archaeology Museum...
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A sarcophagus (pl.: sarcophagi or sarcophaguses) is a coffin, most commonly carved in stone, and usually displayed above ground, though it may also be...
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fighting centaurs and sphinxes. The Lycian sarcophagus of Sidon, is, together with the famous Alexander Sarcophagus, one of four massive carved sarcophagi...
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in representations of the infantry of Alexander the Great's army, such on the contemporary Alexander sarcophagus. The Phrygian helmet was in prominent...
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now Iraq. The Alexander Sarcophagus, found at the Royal necropolis of Ayaa in Sidon The Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty Lycian sarcophagus of Sidon in Parian...
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advice was taken up by Alexander the Great, who equipped his cavalry with this helmet. Both the Alexander Sarcophagus and the Alexander Mosaic show cavalrymen...
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Macedonia (ancient kingdom) (redirect from Empire of Alexander the Great)
two magnificent archaeological monuments, the 'Alexander Sarcophagus' in particular and the 'Alexander Mosaic'... In the case of the Antigonid army ....
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helmets. The Alexander Sarcophagus shows Alexander the Great wearing an elaborate helmet in the form of the lion scalp of Herakles. Alexander's cousin Pyrrhus...
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